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Collection Number: 50002

Collection Title: Alfonso Elder Papers, 1927-1993 (bulk 1948-1963)

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Size 9.0 feet of linear shelf space
Abstract In 1948, Alfonso Elder became the second president of the North Carolina College for Negroes (renamed the North Carolina College at Durham in 1947 and North Carolina Central University in 1969). He served in that position until his retirement in 1963. Correspondence, speeches, notes, and reports on financial audits for North Carolina College for Negroes generated during Alfonso Elder's tenure as president reflect his attempts to establish a policy of shared governance with all the college's constituencies. Correspondence with local educators, artists, the college's faculty and staff, and others concerns conferences and professional organizations, institutional renovations and advancement, and curricula development. Annual reports on financial audits from the North Carolina College for Negroes and later the North Carolina College at Durham pertain to the college's annual capital assets, income, expenses, receipts, disbursements, and salaries and wages. Speeches were delivered before civic organizations, churches, and student groups at North Carolina College at Durham; local high schools in Durham, N.C.; and national associations. Prominent among the speeches is "The Responsibility of the University to Society (With Special Emphasis on Student Involvement in Extra-Class Affairs)," which was delivered at a regional meeting of the National Student Association at Duke University in 1962. In this speech, Elder discussed pressures put on him to curb student involvement in the civil rights movement and his refusal to do so.
Creator Elder, Alfonso, 1898-1974.
Curatorial Unit North Carolina Central University. James E. Shepard Memorial Library.
Language English
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Alfonso Elder was born on 26 February 1898 in Sandersville, Ga. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Elder and Lillian Elder. Elder completed elementary and high school at the Thomas Jefferson Elder School in Sandersville, Ga., and received his A.B. degree from Atlanta University in 1921. He later received both a Masters of Arts and Masters of Education from Columbia University and completed post-graduate work at Chicago University and the University of Cambridge.

Elder joined the faculty of the North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham, N.C., in 1924 as professor of education and dean of the college. In 1931, he married Louise Holmes of Atlanta, Ga., the daughter of Thomas Willis Holmes. The couple did not have children. In 1943, Elder left the college to become director of the School of Education at Atlanta University.

In the fall of 1947, Elder returned to North Carolina College for Negroes, and when the school's first president, James E. Shepard, died in November 1947, Elder succeeded him. During Elder's 15-year tenure as president, the college expanded, added programs, and integrated. Elder retired in September 1963.

Elder was a member of the Durham Community Redevelopment Commission and the Durham Human Relations Committee, a member of the Board of Directors of Durham's Mutual Savings and Loan Association, a trustee of the Board of Lincoln Hospital, a member of the Durham Community Benevolent Commission, and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He was also an active congregant at the Saint Titus Episcopal Church in Durham.

Elder died on 7 August 1974 in Lincoln Hospital in Durham.

26 February 1898 Alfonso Toby Elder was born in Sandersville, Ga., to Thomas Jefferson Elder and Lillian Elder.
1900-1917 Elder completed his elementary and secondary education at the Thomas Jefferson Elder School.
1920 Elder became a charter member of the Eta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., in Atlanta, Ga.
1921 Elder graduated magna cum laude from Atlanta University in Atlanta, Ga., with an A.B. degree.
1924 Elder received his M.A. degree from Columbia University. He joined the faculty of the North Carolina College for Negroes as professor of education and dean of the college.
1928 Elder studied at the University of Cambridge in England.
1931 Elder married Louise Holmes of Atlanta, Ga.
1938 Studying under a General Education Board Fellowship, Elder earned his doctorate in education from Columbia University.
1943 Elder left North Carolina College for Negroes to serve as the director of the School of Education at Atlanta University in Atlanta, Ga.
1947 Elder returned to North Carolina College for Negroes to serve as head of the Graduate Department of Education.
20 January 1948 Elder was named president of North Carolina College at Durham.
31 August 1963 Elder retired and was named President Emeritus.
1974 Elder died in Lincoln Hospital in Durham, N.C.
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Correspondence, speeches, notes, and reports on financial audits for North Carolina College for Negroes generated during Alfonso Elder's tenure as president reflect his attempts to establish a policy of shared governance with all the college's constituencies. Correspondence with local educators, artists, the college's faculty and staff, and others concerns conferences and professional organizations, institutional renovations and advancement, and curricula development. Programs, bulletins, faculty publications, syllabi, budget reports, fund solicitations, resumes, and student records are interfiled with associated correspondence. Annual reports on financial audits from the North Carolina College for Negroes and later the North Carolina College at Durham pertain to the college's annual capital assets, income, expenses, receipts, disbursements, and salaries and wages. Speeches were delivered before civic organizations, churches, and student groups at North Carolina College at Durham; local high schools in Durham, N.C.; and national associations. Prominent among the speeches is "The Responsibility of The University to Society (With Special Emphasis on Student Involvement in Extra-Class Affairs)," which was delivered at a regional meeting of the National Student Association at Duke University in 1962. In this speech, Elder discussed pressures put on him to curb student involvement in the civil rights movement and his refusal to do so.

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Contents list

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1943-1966.

Arrangement: alphabetical

This series contains correspondence with local and national educators, artists, and others concerning conferences and professional organizations, institutional renovations and advancement, and curricula development. Correspondence throughout is chiefly between Elder and faculty or staff persons, with a few letters from state educational agencies and a small number of other letters pertaining to the search for Elder's successor. Programs, bulletins, faculty publications, syllabi, budget reports, fund solicitations, resumes, and student records are interfiled with associated correspondence. Dates in parentheses after names refer to the person's dates of tenure.

Folder 1

Harold Alexander, News Bureau, English Department, 1963

Folder 2

Lavonia I. Allison, Physical Education Department, 1961

Folder 3

Jane Ball, English Department, 1963

Folder 4

Ila J. Blue, English Department, 1952-1962

Folder 5

Mary L. Bohanon, Drama Department, 1961-1962

Folder 6

C. Elwood Boulware, Mathematics Department, 1943-1960

Folder 7

C. Elwood Boulware, Mathematics Department, 1961-1963

Folder 8

Floyd H. Brown, Physical Education (Basketball Coach), 1956-1958

Folder 9

Floyd H. Brown, Physical Education (Basketball Coach) (1956-1962), 1959

Folder 10

Floyd H. Brown, Physical Education (Basketball Coach), 1960-1962

Folder 11

Walter M. Brown, Placement Service, Education Department J (1958-1964), 1958

Folder 12

Walter M. Brown, Placement Service, Education Department J (1958-1964), 1959

Folder 13

Walter M. Brown, Placement Service, Education Department J (1958-1964), 1960

Folder 14

Walter M. Brown, Placement Service, Education Department J (1958-1964), 1961

Folder 15

Walter M. Brown, Placement Service, Education Department J (1958-1964), 1962-1964

Folder 16-34

Folder 16

Folder 17

Folder 18

Folder 19

Folder 20

Folder 21

Folder 22

Folder 23

Folder 24

Folder 25

Folder 26

Folder 27

Folder 28

Folder 29

Folder 30

Folder 31

Folder 32

Folder 33

Folder 34

William H. Brown, Education Department (1959-1965), 1959-1963

Folder 35

Marjorie Lee Browne, Mathematics Department (1951-1963), 1951-1958

Folder 36

Marjorie Lee Browne, Mathematics Department (1951-1963), 1959-1960

Folder 37

Marjorie Lee Browne, Mathematics Department (1951-1963), 1961-1962

Folder 38

Rose B. Browne (1956-1963), 1956-1963

Folder 39

Vernon Clark, Biology Department (1959-1961), 1959-1961

Folder 40

Walter C. Daniel, English Department, 1962

Folder 41

Walter C. Daniel, English Department: Miscellaneous

Folder 42

Cecelia E. Davidson, Music Department, 1958-1961

Folder 43

Sybil Jones Dedmond, Law School (1962-1963), 1962-1963

Folder 44

Sybil Jones Dedmond, Law School (1962-1963): Miscellaneous

Folder 45

LeMarquis DeJarman, Law School (1955-1962), 1955-1962

Folder 46

Annie McKay Duncan, Law School Librarian, 1952-1961

Folder 47

Helen Gray Edmonds, Dean, Graduate School History Department (1951-1965), July 1951-November 1959

Folder 48

Helen Gray Edmonds, Dean, Graduate School History Department (1951-1965), April 1960-June 1962

Folder 49

Helen Gray Edmonds, Dean, Graduate School History Department (1951-1965), August 1962-November 1963

Folder 50

Alice Farrison, English Department, 1951-1958

Folder 51

W. Edward Farrison, English Department (1951-1963), June 1951-November 1959

Folder 52

W. Edward Farrison, English Department (1951-1963), March 1960-June 1963

Folder 53

Howard M. Fitts, Public Health Education, 1954-1961

Folder 54

Stewart B. Fulbright, Commerce Department (1952-1963), September 1952-August 1954

Folder 55

Stewart B. Fulbright, Commerce Department (1952-1963), February 1955-September 1959

Folder 56

Stewart B. Fulbright, Commerce Department (1952-1963), July 1960-December 1961

Folder 57

Stewart B. Fulbright, Commerce Department (1952-1963), January 1962-May 1963

Folder 58

Ruth Gillum, Music Department (1950-1963), 1950-1960

Folder 59

Ruth Gillum, Music Department (1950-1963), 1961-1963

Folder 60

Samuel W. Hill, Music Department (1951-1963), March 1951-December 1953

Folder 61

Samuel W. Hill, Music Department (1951-1963), February 1954-September 1959

Folder 62

Samuel W. Hill, Music Department (1951-1963), April 1960-April 1963

Folder 63

Joseph S. Himes, Sociology Department (1950-1963), December 1950-April 1954

Folder 64

Joseph S. Himes, Sociology Department (1950-1963), January 1956-June 1963

Folder 65

Ruth N. Horry, French (Foreign Language Department), 1951-1962

Folder 66

J. Neal Hughley, Economics Department (1958-1963), February 1958-November 1959

Folder 67

J. Neal Hughley, Economics Department (1958-1963), January 1960-July 1963

Folder 68

J. Neal Hughley, Economics Department (1958-1963): Miscellaneous

Folder 69

Irene Dobbs Jackson, Foreign Languages Department (1961-1964), August 1961-September 1964

Folder 70

Ann M. Johnson Jenkins, Library Science, 1951-1964

Folder 71

Robert John, Music Department (1962-1964), March 1962-October 1962

Folder 72

Robert John, Music Department (1962-1964), November 1962-January 1963

Folder 73

Robert John, Music Department (1962-1964), February 1963-April 1964

Folder 74

Milton E. Johnson, Law School (1959-1962), 1959-1962

Folder 75

Norman C. Johnson, Audio-Visual Aids, Education Department, 1952-1963

Folder 76

Caulbert A. Jones, Social Sciences Department & History Department, 1952-1962

Folder 77

Richard Henry Lee Jones, Band Director, Music Department (1958-1963), March 1958-October 1959

Folder 78

Richard Henry Lee Jones, Band Director, Music Department (1958-1963), November 1959-December 1960

Folder 79

Richard Henry Lee Jones, Band Director, Music Department (1958-1963), April 1961-September 1961

Folder 80

Richard Henry Lee Jones, Band Director, Music Department (1958-1963), October 1961-March 1962

Folder 81

Richard Henry Lee Jones, Band Director, Music Department (1958-1963), May 1962-November 1963

Folder 82

William "Bill" Jones, Chair, Interim Committee (1959-1966), November 1959-December 1962

Folder 83

William "Bill" Jones, Chair, Interim Committee (1959-1966), January 1963-March 1963

William "Bill" Jones, Chair, Interim Committee (1959-1966), April 1963-June 1963

Folder 84

William "Bill" Jones, Chair, Interim Committee (1959-1966), July 1963-September 1963

Folder 85

William "Bill" Jones, Chair, Interim Committee (1959-1966), October 1963-November 1963

Folder 86

Charles E. King, Sociology Department (1951-1963), August 1951-January 1962

Folder 87

Charles E. King, Sociology Department (1951-1963), June 1962-June 1963

Folder 88

James Knight, Counselor, Education Department (1961-1965), August 1961-January 1962

Folder 89

James Knight, Counselor, Education Department (1961-1965), February 1962-June 1962

Folder 90

James Knight, Counselor, Education Department (1961-1965), July 1962-June 1963

Folder 91

James Knight, Counselor, Education Department (1961-1965), July 1963

Folder 92

Octavia B. Knight, Education Department, 1961

Folder 93

Paul Koepke, Music Department, 1955-1963

Folder 94

George T. Kyle, Dean of Undergraduate School, Psychology Department (1960-1964), September 1960-December 1961

Folder 95

George T. Kyle, Dean of Undergraduate School, Psychology Department (1960-1964), January 1962-March 1962

Folder 96

George T. Kyle, Dean of Undergraduate School, Psychology Department (1960-1964), April 1962-August 1962

Folder 97

George T. Kyle, Dean of Undergraduate School, Psychology Department (1960-1964), September 1962-April 1963

Folder 98

George T. Kyle, Dean of Undergraduate School, Psychology Department (1960-1964), May 1963-May 1964

Folder 99

Louise Latham, Dean of Women, Education Department (1961-1965), October 1961-March 1961

Folder 100

Louise Latham, Dean of Women, Education Department (1961-1965), April 1962-October 1962

Folder 101

Louise Latham, Dean of Women, Education Department (1961-1965), November 1962-May 1963

Folder 102

Louise Latham, Dean of Women, Education Department (1961-1965), June 1963-101963

Folder 103

Louise Latham, Dean of Women, Education Department (1961-1965): Miscellaneous

Folder 104

Willa Lewis, Physical Education Department (1951-1963), August 1951-March 1958

Folder 105

Willa Lewis, Physical Education Department (1951-1963), March 1958-April 1961

Folder 106

Willa Lewis, Physical Education Department (1951-1963), April 1961-April 1963

Folder 107

Irving A. McCollum, Mathematics Department, 1951-1961

Folder 108

Onyria Herrera McElroy, Foreign Language, 1961-1962

Folder 109

Joseph McKelpin, Director, Bureau of Educational Research, Education Department (1962-1965), 1962-1963

Folder 110

Brooklyn T. (B.T.) McMillon, Public Health Education Department (1953-1962), 1953-1959

Folder 111

Brooklyn T. (B.T.) McMillon, Public Health Education Department (1953-1962), 1960-1962

Folder 112

William P. Malone, Director, Placement Bureau, Health Education Department (1963-1965), October 1963-December 1963

Folder 113

Ernest M. Manasse, German (Modern Foreign Language Department), 1951-1963

Folder 114

Marianne Manasse, German (Modern Foreign Language Department), 1951-1963

Folder 115

Helen S. Miller, Nursing Department (1958-1965), November 1958-October 1960

Folder 116

Helen S. Miller, Nursing Department (1958-1965), November 1960-October 1962

Folder 117

Helen S. Miller, Nursing Department (1958-1965), November 1962-February 1963

Folder 118

Helen S. Miller, Nursing Department (1958-1965), March 1963-August 1963

Folder 119

Helen S. Miller, Nursing Department (1958-1965), September 1963-November 1963

Folder 120

Helen S. Miller, Nursing Department (1958-1965), December 1963

Folder 121

Gwendolyn Newkirk, Home Economic Professor (1963-1965), May 1963-November 1963

Folder 122

Gwendolyn Newkirk, Home Economic Professor (1963-1965): Miscellaneous

Folder 123

Gwendolyn Newkirk, Home Economic Professor (1963-1965): Miscellaneous

Folder 124

Jean Kennedy Norris, English Department, 1959-1962

Folder 125

James E. Parker, Audio-Visual Center Director-Education Department, Assistant Professor (1960-1965), January 1960-December 1960

Folder 126

James E. Parker, Audio-Visual Center Director-Education Department, Assistant Professor (1960-1965), January 1961-December 1961

Folder 127

James E. Parker, Audio-Visual Center Director-Education Department, Assistant Professor (1960-1965), February 1962-September 1962

Folder 128

James E. Parker, Audio-Visual Center Director-Education Department, Assistant Professor (1960-1965), January 1963-July 1964

Folder 129-130

Folder 129

Folder 130

James E. Parker, Audio-Visual Center Director-Education Department, Assistant Professor (1960-1965): Miscellaneous

Folder 131-133

Folder 131

Folder 132

Folder 133

Cecil L. Patterson, Acting Director, Summer School, Undergraduate Dean, Honors Program, English Dept. (1951-1966), 1951-1963

Folder 134

Walter H. (Hugh) Pattillo, Undergraduate Dean, Biology Department, 30 August 1961-26 June 1963

Folder 135

Joseph A. Pittman, Undergraduate School Dean, Education Department, Remedial Instruction (1959-1966), 1964

Folder 136

Robert (R.P.) Randolph, Student Health Service, Director (1957-1966), January 1957-December 1960

Folder 137

Robert (R.P.) Randolph, Student Health Service, Director (1957-1966), February 1961-December 1962

Folder 138

Robert (R.P.) Randolph, Student Health Service, Director (1957-1966), January 1963-November 1963

Folder 139-140

Folder 139

Folder 140

Robert (R.P.) Randolph, Student Health Service, Director (1957-1966): Miscellaneous

Folder 141

Charles A. Ray, English Department (1959-1963), April 1959-October 1960

Folder 142

Charles A. Ray, English Department (1959-1963), February 1961-March 1962

Folder 143

Charles A. Ray, English Department (1959-1963), March 1962-August 1963

Folder 144

Eva F. Ray, Psychology Department, 1954-1961

Folder 145

Herman H. Riddick-Biology, Football Coach (1951-1962), 1951-1958

Folder 146

Herman H. Riddick-Biology, Football Coach (1951-1962), 1959-1962

Folder 147

Claretta S. Sampson, English, 1950-1954

Folder 148

Daniel G. Sampson, Law School, 1951-1962

Folder 149

Arthrell D. Sanders, English Department (1955-1963), 1955, 1957, 1959

Folder 150

Arthrell D. Sanders, English Department (1955-1963), 1960-1963

Folder 151

Earl Sanders, Music Department, 1960-1963

Folder 152

Mrs. Frazier C. Savage, Public Health Education (1952-1964), 1952-1963

Folder 153

Mrs. Frazier C. Savage, Public Health Education (1952-1964), 1964

Folder 154

Furney (F.G.) Shipman, Education Department (1961-1965), February 1961-December 1963

Folder 155

Thelma Fitzgerald Smith, President's Secretary (1952-1965), 1952-1953

Folder 156

Thelma Fitzgerald Smith, President's Secretary (1952-1965), 1954

Folder 157

Thelma Fitzgerald Smith, President's Secretary (1952-1965), 1955

Folder 158

Thelma Fitzgerald Smith, President's Secretary (1952-1965), 1956-1959

Folder 159

Thelma Fitzgerald Smith, President's Secretary (1952-1965), 1960-1961

Folder 160

Theodore R. Speigner, Geography Department (1958-1963), 1958-1961

Folder 161

Theodore R. Speigner, Geography Department (1958-1963), 1962

Folder 162

Theodore R. Speigner, Geography Department (1958-1963), 1963

Folder 163

James A. Stevens, Assistant Football Coach (1954-1965), 1954, 1956-1958, 1960-1961

Folder 164

James A. Stevens, Assistant Football Coach (1954-1965), 1962

Folder 165

John L. Stewart, Acting Dean of Students, Biology Department (1960-1965), January 1960-April 1961

Folder 166

Dean John L. Stewart, Acting Dean of Students, Biology Department (1960-1965), May 1961-December 1961

Folder 167

Dean John L. Stewart, Acting Dean of Students, Biology Department (1960-1965), 1962-1963

Folder 168a

Dean John L. Stewart, Acting Dean of Students, Biology Department (1960-1965), 1963

Folder 168b

Dean John L. Stewart, Acting Dean of Students, Biology Department (1960-1965), 1963

Folder 169

Dean John L. Stewart, Acting Dean of Students, Biology Department (1960-1965): Miscellaneous

Folder 170

Jennie D. Taylor, Physical Education Department, 1960-1965

Folder 171

Ray Thompson, Education Department, Associate Professor (1951-1963), 1951-1957

Folder 172

Ray Thompson, Education Department, Associate Professor (1951-1963), 1958-1959

Folder 173

Ray Thompson, Education Department, Associate Professor (1951-1963), 1959-1960

Folder 174

Ray Thompson, Education Department, Associate Professor (1951-1963), 1961-1962

Folder 175

Ray Thompson, Education Department, Associate Professor (1951-1963), 1962-1963

Folder 176

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), June 1961-December 1961

Folder 177

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), January 1962-June 1962

Folder 178

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), July 1962-August 1962

Folder 179

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), September 196

Folder 180

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), October 1962

Folder 181

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), November 1962-December 1962

Folder 182

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), January 1963-February 1963

Folder 183

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), March 1963-June 1963

Folder 184

Marion D. Thorpe (1961-1965), July 1963-September 1963

Folder 185

Ezra L. Totton, Chemistry Professor (1951-1963), 1951

Folder 186

Ezra L. Totton, Chemistry Professor (1951-1963), 1952-1957

Folder 187

Ezra L. Totton, Chemistry Professor (1951-1963), 1958-1959

Folder 188

Ezra L. Totton, Chemistry Professor (1951-1963), 1960-1961

Folder 189

Ezra L. Totton, Chemistry Professor (1951-1963), 1962-1963

Folder 190

Mary J. Townes, Physical Education Department, 1951-1961

Folder 191

Albert L. Turner (1957-1962), 1957-1958

Folder 192

Albert L. Turner (1957-1962), 1959-July 1960

Folder 193

Albert L. Turner (1957-1962), July 1960-August 1961

Folder 194

Albert L. Turner (1957-1962), September 1961-April 1962

Folder 195

LeRoy T. Walker, Physical Education Department (1951-1963), 1951-1960

Folder 196

LeRoy T. Walker, Physical Education Department (1951-1963), 1961-1963

Folder 197

Violet Wurfel, Political Science, 1962-1963

Folder 198

James W. Younge, Physical Education Department, (1951-1963), 1951-1956

Folder 199

James W. Younge, Physical Education Department, (1951-1963), 1956-1957

Folder 200

James W. Younge, Physical Education Department, (1951-1963), 1958-1960

Folder 201

James W. Younge, Physical Education Department, (1951-1963), 1961-1963

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About 22 items.

This series contains the annual reports on financial audits for the North Carolina College for Negroes (and later for the North Carolina College at Durham). Prepared by the Bureau of Institutional Auditing, State Auditor's Office in Raleigh, N.C., reports document the college's annual capital assets, income, expenses, receipts, salaries and wages, and disbursements related to the both the Permanent Improvement Fund and the Maintenance Fund. The documents reflect the college's efforts to protect assets, maintain fiscal integrity, and operate effectively and efficiently in order to achieve the goals and objectives outlined in the mission statement and defined by the board of trustees.

Reports are for fiscal years beginning 1 July and ending 30 June.

Folder 202

Reports on financial audits, 1927-1940

Includes the reports for fiscal years 1927-1928, 1932-1933, 1933-1934, and 1939-1940.

Folder 203

Reports on financial audits, 1942-1949

Includes the reports for fiscal years 1942-1943, 1946-1947, 1947-1948, and 1948-1949.

Folder 204

Reports on financial audits, 1949-1954

Includes the reports for fiscal years 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1951-1952, 1952-1953, and 1953-1954.

Folder 205

Reports on financial audits, 1954-1959

Includes the reports for fiscal years 1954-1955, 1955-1956, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, and 1958-1959.

Folder 206

Reports on financial audits, 1954-1959

Includes the reports for fiscal years 1954-1955, 1955-1956, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, and 1958-1959.

Folder 207

Reports on audit of the dormitory debt service fund and housing and home finance agency, 1959-1961

Report on Audits for the Dormitory Debt Service Fund Housing and Home Finance Agency Project #NC-31-CH-31 Contract #H302-268, 1 September 1959 to 31 August 1961.

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This series contains speeches, notes for speeches, and programs for occasions at which Elder spoke. Elder's speeches were delivered before civic organizations, churches, and student groups at North Carolina College at Durham; local high schools in Durham, N.C.; and national associations. Prominent among the speeches is "The Responsibility of The University to Society (With Special Emphasis on Student Involvement in Extra-Class Affairs)," which was delivered at a regional meeting of the National Student Association at Duke University in 1962. In this speech, Elder discussed pressures put on him to curb student involvement in the civil rights movement and his refusal to do so. The speeches are arranged chronologically and listed by title. Undated speeches are filed together at the end of the series.

Folder 208

"Go to College." Brochure, 1928

Folder 209

"Evaluation of Teaching." Article, 1946

Folder 210

Inaugural Address as President, North Carolina College at Durham, 3 June 1949

Folder 211

"Historical Development at N.C.C. at Durham-Challenge for the Future." September 1960

Folder 212

"Our Role in the Changing World," Men's Day, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Durham, N.C., 20 November 1960

Folder 213

Address to students upon graduation, North Carolina Central University, Durham, N.C., 4 June 1961

Folder 214

Founder's Day Statement, 3 November 1961

Folder 215

"The Responsibility of the University to Society With Special Emphasis on Student Involvement in Extra-Class Affairs," 25 February 1962

Folder 216

"Quality Education at North Carolina College at Durham," March 1962

Folder 217

"Excerpts from Address to Faculty and Staff," 10 September 1962

Folder 218

"On the Occasion of a Testimonial for Dr. Joseph H. Taylor by the White Rock Baptist Church," Durham, N.C., 7 July 1963

Folder 219

Address Before North Carolina College at Durham Board of Trustees, 4 June 1964

Folder 220

Address Before North Carolina College at Durham Board of Trustees, 30 August 1965

Folder 221

Address Before North Carolina College at Durham Class of 1956 Reunion, 22 October 1966

Folder 222

Invitation to Deliver Inauguration Address at Elizabeth City State University, 27 April 1969

Folder 223

Inaugural Statement Upon the Inauguration of Dr. Marion Dennis Thorpe, 27 April 1969

Folder 224

Quotations for speeches, undated

Folder 225

Untitled speech relating to the Civil Rights Movement, undated

Folder 226

Untitled speech relating to Student Participation and Self Direction, undated

Folder 227

Untitled Address to Hillside High School Students, undated

Folder 228

"The Evolution of a Concept of Student Self-Direction," undated

Folder 229

"Reduction Ad Absurdum: Equality Cannot Be Legislated it Must be Earned," undated

Folder 303

Speech relating to Civil Disobediance, undated

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0.6 linear feet

Arrangement: alphabetical

This addition includes publications, biographical information, speeches by Elder, correspondence between Elder and various education and political figures in connection with the North Carolina College for Negroes. Included with some of the documents are note cards that help to highlight their significance.

Folder 230

Atlanta University, 1943, 1948

Folder 231

Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), 1948

Folder 232

Frances Chidley, 1966-1967

Folder 233

Rufus E. Clement, President of Atlanta University, 1942-1947

Folder 234

Attorney General Eugene Cook's speech, "The Ugly Truth About the NAACP," 19 October 1955

Folder 235

Durham City Board of Education, 1963

Folder 236

Thomas J. Elder Comprehensive High School, 1943, 1968

Folder 237

Elder Emeritus Status Granted, 24 January 1964

Folder 238

Elder Family Funeral Programs (Alfonso and Louise Elder), 1974, 1993

Folder 239

Harold T. Epps, 1948

Folder 240

G.H. Ferguson, Assistant Director of Negro Education, 1948

Folder 241

Robert L. Flowers (Board of Trustees Chair), 1948

Folder 242

Robert M. Gantt (Trustee), 1948-1949

Folder 243

General Correspondence, 1943-1948

Folder 244

General Correspondence, 1949-1963

Folder 245-246

Folder 245

Folder 246

Gladys H. Groves (Marriage and Family Council, Inc.), 1947-1948

Folder 247

Mutual Building and Loan Association, 1943-1944

Folder 248

North Carolina College Alumni Association, 1961

Folder 249

North Carolina College Committee on Student-Faculty Cooperation, April 1948

Folder 250

Address to North Carolina College Faculty and Staff with Twenty-Five Years of Service, 5 May 1967

Folder 251

"A Statement Presented to the Governor's Commission on Education-Beyond the High School," 13 October 1961

Folder 252

North Carolina College Estimates of the Amounts Required for Maintenance, 1948-1951

Folder 253

North Carolina College Freshman Orientation Program, 1949

Folder 254

James E. Shepard, 1936, 1942, 1947

Folder 255

Faculty and Staff Meeting Agenda, 1955

Folder 256

Faculty and Staff Correspondence, 1947-1949

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Folder 257

Folder 258

Folder 259

Folder 260

Folder 261

Folder 262

Folder 263

Folder 264

North Carolina College 50th anniversary, 1959-1960

Includes book drafts, materials related to the celebratory event, invitations, itinerary, materials related to the 50th anniversary scholarship fund committee, and the 50th anniversary scholarship fund drive.

Folder 265-272

Folder 265

Folder 266

Folder 267

Folder 268

Folder 269

Folder 270

Folder 271

Folder 272

North Carolina College Founder's Day Committee, 1954-1963

Folder 273-274

Folder 273

Folder 274

North Carolina College Founder's Day Programs, 1958-1962

Folder 275

North Carolina College gymnasium budget, 1950

Folder 276

North Carolina College Health Education Budget, 1948

Folder 277

North Carolina College Health Education Workshop, 1949

Folder 278-279

Folder 278

Folder 279

Inauguration of Alfonso Elder, 3 June 1949

Folder 280-282

Folder 280

Folder 281

Folder 282

James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation, Inc., 1947-60

Folder 283

Recommendations of the Committee on Student-Faculty Cooperation, April 1948

Folder 284

Retirement ceremony for Elder, 26 May 1963

Folder 285

School of Law, 1966

Folder 286

Summer School Bulletins, 1939, 1942

Folder 287-288

Folder 287

Folder 288

President Sekou Toure Visit, 1959

Folder 289

Student Admission (Africa), 1948

Folder 290

North Carolina College and Its President, 13 December 1962

Folder 291

Nathan Carter Newbold, Director of Negro Education, 1943

Folder 292

North Carolina Commission on Interracial Cooperation, 1947-1949

Folder 293

North Carolina Recreation Commission, 1948-1949

Folder 294

North Carolina Teachers Association, 1948

Folder 295

J.T. Pritchett (Trustee), 1948

Folder 296

Report to the Joint Committees on Education of the North Carolina Legislature, by a Group of Representaive Negro Citizens from Various Parts of North Carolina, undated

Folder 297

Asa T. Spaulding Appointment as President of NC Mutual Life Insurance Company, undated

Folder 298

Summons to Elder for Jury Duty-Middle district, 17 January 1944

Folder 299

F.E. Wallace (Trustee), 1948-1949

Folder 300

Jule B. Warren (Trustee), 1948

Folder 301

Capus Waynick (Trustee), 1948

Folder 302

Norfley N. Whitted (WDNC Radio Announcer), 1948

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